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La Revedere
by Adela Sinclair
$14.99, paper
978-1-64662-893-3
2022
Adela Sinclair is a Romanian-American poet, translator, and teacher. Fluent in English, French, and Romanian, poetry is her primary, though not exclusive, medium. She is inspired by the Romanian poets and intellectuals of the ‘70s and ‘80s, such as Nina Cassian, Ana Blandiana, Nichita Stanescu, Tristan Tzara, and Paul Celan. Her poetry explores themes of cultural identity, memory, loss, trauma, and desire. Her work appears on “The Bridge,” published by Brooklyn Poets, and Tupelo Press’ “30/30 Project.” Adela is currently working with an editor on her first full-length poetry collection, “The Butcher’s Granddaughter,” a lyrical memoir of her childhood in Romania. She has performed her poetry all over New York City including the Yale Club, 92nd Street Y, Bowery Poetry Club, Poet’s House, Brooklyn Poets, Books are Magic, KGB Bar, Saint Francis College, and Writer’s Voice at the JCC. She is a founding member and poetry editor of the emerging literary magazine, “Unbound Brooklyn,” and volunteers with Ugly Duckling Presse in Brooklyn.
Adela was a poet-in-residence at Gallery RIVAA, a New York City art gallery, where she led poetry workshops. She also worked as their Events Director and Special Promotions Curator, where she hosted book readings for “Unorthodox” by Deborah Feldman, “The Luminist” by David Rocklin, “Echo Train” by Aaron Fagan, and several book launches for Nina Cassian, a trusted confidante, mentor, friend and beloved neighbor for more than ten years. Adela produced/co-hosted the radio show “Notebook Writer” on Blog Talk Radio where she interviewed such writers as Amy Tan, author of “The Joy Luck Club.” She has 20 years of experience as a teacher in the New York City public and private school systems. As a writing teacher at The École, an independent, French-American bilingual school, Adela led groups of elementary and middle school students to share their original poems, in French and English, for four years at the annual “Poem in Your Pocket Day” in the Bryant Park Reading Room during National Poetry Month.
Adela is a member and supporter of Poetry Forge, Writers Without Borders, Poet’s House, Pen America, Author’s Guild, Poetry Society of America, and Poetry Society of New York. Her teachers and mentors include such luminaries as Annie Finch, Sharon Olds, Ariana Reines, Reggie Cabbico, Marlon James, Mahogany Brown, Rachel Zucker, Brenda Hillman, Nathalie Handal, and Hermine Meinhard. Adela holds a BA in French Culture
and Civilization from SUNY Albany, with additional coursework at the Sorbonne University of Paris, an MA in Education from Hunter College (NYC), and an MFA in Creative Writing/Poetry from St. Francis College (Brooklyn). A Reiki Master, she also offers private healing sessions. In a prior life, Adela managed two Indie Rock bands, The Apartment Years and Via Wireless, and produced the music video “Ativan Day” for Via Wireless. She lives in New York City.
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